Meaning

6 senses
  1. To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.

    I don't know how, but he managed to bring off the Acme Foods deal.

  2. To bring to orgasm.

  3. To bring away from; to bring by boat from a ship, a wreck, the shore, etc.

  4. (slang, transitive)To steal.

  5. (archaic)To rescue; to liberate.

  6. (obsolete)To prove; to demonstrate; to show clearly.

More definitions
  • be successful; achieve a goal

Examples

4 sentences
  1. We brought off the task.

    Ми виконали завдання.

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  2. He brought off the difficult act quite easily.

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  3. The climbers were brought off by the rescue party.

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  4. It's true that the project is a difficult task, but Mr Hara will be able to bring it off.

    Справді, проект складний, але містер Хара здатний з ним впоратись.

    ruДействительно, проект — трудная задача, но мистер Хара сможет её выполнить.

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Forms

brings off, bringing off, brought off, brought off
Base formbring off · to bring off
3rd person singularbrings off
Present participlebringing off
Past simplebrought off
Past participlebrought off

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybring off
he, she, itbrings off

Past simpleLesson

all personsbrought off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave brought off
he, she, ithas brought off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bring off

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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